Fuigure "eshu" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039332

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, remains of pigments, trapezoid body, carved with anthropomorphic head with “eshu” plait, metal tag eyes, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
devotees of “eshu” attached figures like the present to their wrists with thongs while dancing and during processions.

Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 137, ill. 124